Caesar, A.D. 251
Augustus, A.D. 251-253
Silver Double Denarius
Rome mint
Obv: IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG - Concordia, seated left, holding patera and double corncucopiae
RIC 168
20x23 mm, 3.8g.
Volusian was the son of Trebonianus Gallus. He was made Caesar by his father and elevated to Augustus after the death of the co-emperor Hostilian. Both father and son were murdered during a mutiny of their troops, probably initiated by their incompetence on the battlefield.
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